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Merlo, San Luis Province, Argentina
Up to 13 Guests
All Year Round
Comechingones Mountains & Conlara Valley Views
Eared Dove
San Luis City (LUQ), Short Drive
San Luis Lodge and Resort is unlike any other property in the Pointer collection. This is a genuinely resort-quality destination where every room is a unique expression of art and design and where the setting, near the Comechingones Mountains with panoramic views of the mountain range and the Conlara Valley below, is as compelling as the hunting itself. Nine suites, each designed with its own distinct art style and fully equipped with air conditioning, LED TV, safe box, and all the amenities of a high-level service, give the property a hotel-quality character that is unique among Pointer’s Argentine lodges. After a full day in the dove fields, guests return to a fire pit, a beautiful pool and garden, cold drinks and hors d’oeuvres from the kitchen, and the particular pleasure of a sunset over the Comechingones Mountains from the terrace. The experience at San Luis Resort is the complete Argentine hunting holiday where nothing has been compromised on either side of the shooting.
San Luis Province has emerged alongside Córdoba as one of the great dove hunting destinations in Argentina, and the Pointer program at San Luis Resort gives guests access to some of the finest dove country in the province. The Eared Dove population of Córdoba and San Luis Province combined exceeds fifty million birds, concentrated around feedlots, olive groves, sunflower fields, peanut crops, and corn fields that cover the agricultural landscape in every direction from the resort. Doves leave the roost at first light and fly forty to sixty miles for food, which means the action begins immediately when your group arrives at the field and continues relentlessly through the morning session. Your guide meets you at breakfast to brief the day’s field location, firearms, and ammunition before an 8:00–8:30 a.m. departure. A twenty to forty-minute drive brings you to the blind where your field assistant is already in position. After the morning shoot, enjoy a traditional Argentine field asado served beneath a comfortable tent, complete with hammocks for a relaxing siesta before the afternoon session begins. Shooting resumes around 3:00 p.m. and continues until the birds stop flying.
Be prepared to join the 1000 Dove Club.
Córdoba, San Luis, and Salta are recognized as Argentina’s three premier dove provinces. The reason is simple: vast agricultural operations provide the consistent food supply necessary to sustain extraordinary bird populations year-round. In San Luis Province, the primary attractants are olive groves, sunflower fields, peanut and corn crops, and large cattle feedlots distributed throughout the agricultural interior. These feeding areas draw doves from roost sites up to sixty miles away every morning, creating the sustained, high-volume shooting that has made Argentina the most important dove hunting destination in the world. San Luis Resort’s location provides access to multiple hunting environments, including flyway shooting between roost and feeding areas, feedlot shooting during peak concentration periods, and crop-field shooting across harvested sunflower, corn, and peanut fields. The variety of field types keeps every day fresh and productive throughout a four- or five-day stay.
The cuisine at San Luis Lodge and Resort operates at a level that matches the resort quality of the property itself. A professional chef delivers gourmet and traditional Argentine cuisine every evening, complemented by special appetizers and drinks before dinner and menus built around the finest regional ingredients. The signature culinary experience is Cordobés goat a la cruz, one of the most celebrated dishes in the entire Pointer culinary program. A free-range goat raised on the natural grasses of the San Luis plains is slow-cooked for more than three hours over an open fire on a traditional cross until the meat becomes exceptionally tender and the skin perfectly crisp. Served alongside premium Argentine Malbec, it is a meal guests remember long after their journey ends. Additional signature dishes include dove tempura and mushroom risotto with chimichurri dove, bringing the day’s hunt directly to the table with remarkable finesse. Breakfast features eggs prepared to order, daily Argentine asados are treated with reverence, and excellent wines accompany lunch and dinner. Evenings conclude with Argentina’s beloved dulce de leche, creating the most complete culinary experience in the Pointer Wing Shooting collection.
San Luis Resort operates Pointer’s two-gun-per-hunter policy at every blind. If a firearm jams or misfires, your field assistant immediately exchanges it and returns the other to camp for servicing without interrupting your shooting. All firearms are cleaned daily.
A premium gun fleet is available including, Benelli Montefeltro 20 Gauge, Benelli M1 Black, Beretta Urika 391, Beretta A400, Beretta A300, Beretta Silver Pigeon 20 Gauge Over & Under, Beretta Silver Pigeon 28 Gauge Over & Under, and Browning 525 .410 Gauge.
San Luis Province mornings and evenings are typically cool. Pack a light sweater or jacket and always bring a rain jacket, as rainfall is common throughout the year.
The final destination for San Luis Resort is San Luis City via Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raul Ojeda Airport (LUQ). All international connections route through Buenos Aires Ezeiza Airport (EZE). Upon arrival at Ezeiza, guests transfer to Jorge Newbery Airfield (AEP) for the domestic flight to San Luis. Allow a minimum of four hours between your international arrival and your domestic departure. The transfer between EZE and AEP can take up to two hours depending on traffic conditions and should not be rushed. Aerolíneas Argentinas operates domestic service between Buenos Aires and San Luis City. From the airport, the resort is a short and comfortable drive. Private charter flights from Buenos Aires to San Luis are also available. Contact our team well in advance for routing assistance and pricing details.
Convenient international access is available from Miami, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, New York, and Los Angeles.
Service is available through Aerolíneas Argentinas, American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, LATAM Airlines, Copa Airlines, and GOL Airlines.
Extend your Argentina experience with world-class duck hunting, Golden Dorado fishing near Buenos Aires, or custom travel adventures through Beagle Tours, including Mendoza, Iguazú Falls, Patagonia, and more.
San Luis Resort sits on the route between Buenos Aires and the interior provinces, making it an ideal option for guests traveling during the May–July duck season. Add two days of world-class Buenos Aires Province duck hunting at Rosy Billed Lodge for a combination trip featuring two of Argentina’s finest wing-shooting experiences.
Extend your itinerary with a full day of Golden Dorado fishing in the Delta region, just one hour from Buenos Aires. Choose from six- or eight-hour guided trips with expert captains on secluded waters. Extended stays at our private Recoleta apartment are also available.
San Luis Province is perfectly positioned for extending your journey into Mendoza wine country and the Andes. Beagle Tours specializes in Mendoza wine experiences, Buenos Aires tango programs, Iguazú Falls, Perito Moreno Glacier, and custom Argentine itineraries tailored to your interests.
Nine individually designed suites. Panoramic views of the Comechingones Mountains and the Conlara Valley. Delicatessen cuisine, goat a la cruz over open fire, and Argentine wine every evening. And beyond the lodge doors, some of the finest dove hunting in South America. San Luis Lodge and Resort is the only property in the Pointer collection where the lodge experience is as extraordinary as the hunting itself.
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